How to export my file to wav on hard-disc rather than burning a CD

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How to export my file to wav on hard-disc rather than burning a CD

Hi i have tried to figure this out..I guess its looking me straight in the face but here's hoping someone can help!
I have recorded a talk imported it into WB and have added tracks to make it easier to navigate. I have successfully written it to cd. Now what i really want is to be able to export my wav files to a folder and then import those wav files into my Rimage cd duplicator. It was so easy with audition but am trying to wean myself off the PC and so am trying out Logic/wave burner. Though not perfect i tried to read the files on the cd copy them into a folder..but the files have a cda extension a sort of shortcut file I think. But i cannot get the files (wav) to copy. As i say I would prefer anyway to export direct to the file rather than using the cd as it It leaves open the possibility of file copying problems due to transferring it first onto a cd. Any help would be greatly appreciated ! Thank you Paul

imac 2.4 dual 24", Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 21, 2009 9:38 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 24, 2009 5:46 AM in response to saultopaul

With your track selected, go to File>Bounce Region. This should give you the option of exporting a WAV to your hard disk.

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Answer 2

Oct 2, 2009 7:31 PM in response to Zedfusion

I think what Paul was asking for was a "burn to disk image" function, as opposed to burn to CD.

I think this would be VERY useful - but in some ways, it's already in WB 1.6:

"Bounce Project" command makes a single audio file with all PQ and cd-text in the file. When ready to burn, there is very litle overhead in the burn process. No thinking by the application. This is a relatively undocumented feature. The Help files don't really discuss this.

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Answer 3

Oct 4, 2009 7:13 AM in response to saultopaul

In Waveburner 1.6 you can look at the list of CD tracks, highlight them all (click on one then Command A) and then choose Bounce CD Tracks from the File menu. This should sort you out.

with best regards,
Karn.

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Answer 4

Oct 4, 2009 7:33 AM in response to Karn Broad

Karn Broad wrote:
In Waveburner 1.6 you can look at the list of CD tracks, highlight them all (click on one then Command A) and then choose Bounce CD Tracks from the File menu. This should sort you out.

This process makes individual files.

The need to make a disk image that can be burned with disk utility, transported to a non-WaveBurner owner, still exists. The OP needs to clarify their needs.

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Answer 5

Oct 5, 2009 11:05 AM in response to saultopaul

@Jeremy

The initial post talks about wav files. These you would make from the separate AIFF files they way I posted, using iTunes to convert. His CD duplicator will not understand a Disk Utility style DMG I'd guess. I may be wrong as we use plant duplication not a Rimage unit so I've no experience with one.

with best regards,
Karn.

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saultopaul Author

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Oct 5, 2009 12:22 PM in response to saultopaul

Hi thanks so much for all your advice. I would have replied earlier but for some reason couldn't logon! Anyway i am in so back to WB...
Yes my initial request was 2 fold really- though i could have been clearer!
1/ To export to my hard disc the wav files of the cd project i have created in wb
2/ When exporting the lets say 1 hour talk - that the exported wav files be separate wav files reflecting the cue files i have placed on the time line in wb. In this way each separate wav file could then be imported into my rimage cd duplicator software to create my cd project. e.g cue1.wav cue2.wav etc
now in Audition this can be done easily by opening the cue window selecting the cues hitting merge then hitting batch and that's it, all done. In fact i went back to audition to do this ie I exported the wb file imported it to audition that recognised it no problem and then finally exported to wav which is done automatically during the above process.
I may be missing something , but it looks like this 'slicing' of one long audio file isn't as easily done in wb.... i do want to get off the pc for all this so any further help or perhaps a simple what to do summary would be great. I a aware all the answers could be in your replies already but i am getting into somewhat of a tizzy!! Thanks Paul

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Answer 7

Oct 5, 2009 12:46 PM in response to saultopaul

Paul,

WaveBurner is a tool for mastering with the ultimate destination a BURNED audio CD (or DDP package).

For what you want to do, you are much better off in Logic -- since you only want to export individual files to the Rimage.

May I ask why not burn a production master in WaveBurner and simply use the Rimage as a replication device? I would imagine that it can do this, yes?

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saultopaul Author

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Oct 5, 2009 1:16 PM in response to saultopaul

Hi Jeremy
Have just got the s/w and yes it looks like i must get down to exploring logic! Yes the rimage can duplicate off a cd but am not sure if it can do that and print the labels at same time. Also using a cd master is possible open to more errors as a disc is being used>>>?
thanks Paul

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Answer 9

Oct 5, 2009 1:20 PM in response to saultopaul

I used to own a competing product to the Rimage -- its sole purpose was to take a CD, clone it, and print the disc label.

If you are concerned about quality, don't be. A 16-bit CD is a 16-bit CD. If the CD sounds ok to you, then the clone will be identical. There is no data loss in a CD clone. Unless the Rimage rip is different than the rest of the world, the CD will simply be read in as data, and then duplicated. Try it!

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saultopaul Author

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Oct 5, 2009 1:28 PM in response to saultopaul

Thanks Jeremy
It's true i need to try it. My reservation was if the physical media had a glitch in it -you know a skipping track or something - a problem with the cd surface itself. It seems to me a safer bet to avoid using such a disc for mastering and instead use the files on the hard disc that you know is aok
but i will try it out thanks pAUL

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